By Martha Fleury | President, Abaco Strong, Inc.
It has been such a joy to see our young athletes develop through the Abaco Youth Baseball Program. We are so grateful to you for making this program possible. Yes, they have improved their athletic abilities and skills as baseball players, but there is so much more to the story that I would like to share with you.
Last weekend, the parents and children held a car wash to raise money for their travel expenses to travel to the National Youth Baseball Championships in Nassau. What I saw was not just a car wash, but a community coming together - young ladies and men taking responsibility and initiative to reach their goals. It has been a long road to recovery in Abaco after the great storm, but every now and then, the sun shines through as we see progress that brings great hope for the future. Sometimes the progress is measured by a building that is completed, or the reopening of a business. However, sometimes the progress is seen in a community working together toward a common goal, a smile on the face of a young woman who feels a sense of accomplishmnent, or two young men giving each other a fist bump for a job well done.
Of course a big part of playing baseball is an opportunity to get outside and have fun, but sometimes we forget that there are so many benefits to getting youth involved in sports.
With these benefits in mind, I hope that you are reminded that progress is not only measured by new bulidings and economics. I thank you for your generosity, and I hope you will continue to support our children as the recovery in Abaco continues.
Kind Regards,
Martha Fleury
President, Abaco Strong
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By Martha Fleury | President, Abaco Strong
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